Sehlaga se  sekaonekaone

Puku ye ke ya

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Sehlaga se sekaonekaone
(The Best Nest)
Illustrated by Megan Vermaak
Written by Crystal Warren
Designed by Ashlyn Atkinson
Edited by David Mann
Translated by Mpho Masipa
with the help of the Book Dash participants in the Virtual Book Dash on 18 September 2021.
ISBN: 978-1-77632-435-4
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Megan Vermaak       Crystal Warren        Ashlyn Atkinson

Nonyana ye Talalerata e poregile. “Sehlaga se se ntapišitše,” a realo.
“Re hloka go ba le legae le leswa.”

“Ge o gapeletša,” a realo Nonyana ye Tsotho.
“Efela ke tla tloga ge fela e le gore sehlaga se seswa se kaone go feta se re nago le  sona gona bjale.”
“Ee,” a realo Nonyana ye Talalerata.
“E tlo ba sehlaga se sebotse kudu.
Ke tla hwetša sehlaga se sekaonekaone  ka go fetiša!”

“Lebelela sehlaga se sa botse! Se boleta ebile  se borutho.
Le gona mongwe le mongwe o tlo ba le mpete  wa gagwe.
Se ke sehlaga se sekaonekaone go rena.”

Efela gase se sekaonekaone!

“Lebelela sehlaga se sa botse. Se tagile kudu ebile  se na le mebalabala.
Se ke sehlaga se sekaonekaone kudu.”

Efela gase se  sekaonekaone!

“Lebelela sehlaga se sa go phadima. Bona gore  se bekenya bjang.
Se ke sehlaga se sekaonekaone go tše nkilego  ka di bona.”

“Lebelela sehlaga se.
Bona gore se agilwe botse bjang.
Se ke sehlaga se sekaonekaone  ka go fetiša.”

“Lebelela sehlaga se.
Bona gore se agilwe botse bjang.
Se ke sehlaga se sekaonekaone ka  go fetiša.”

“Ee, ke se  sekaonekaone ka go fetiša,”
a realo Nonyana ye Tsotho.